Hey guess what? The writer’s strike may be settled and the union is so confident that it has let them get back to work sooooo –  the late shows are back:

Lots of things to think about this week. While the corporate news media continues to focus on Trump and the gang that can’t shoot straight (MAGAs in congress), Democrats continue to try to do the work that the people of the US are demanding. Even though Democrats have shown over and over that they are the adults in governing, they may still lose next year due to voter purges and gerrymandering aimed to suppress Democratic turnout or make their votes of less value than a MAGA vote.

Indigenous People’s Day? Remember when it was Columbus Day until we found out how much of a bad guy Columbus really was? If you didn’t know that, look it up. Many years ago I told an indigenous guide at a federal park that her people had it about right, living a sustainable life in harmony with nature. Columbus and his ilk sure screwed that up.

We are heading into the autumnal season of celebrations involving thanks for the harvests and the season of celebrating the ancestral dead. I never thought of this before, but our friends to the north in Canada kick off these seasons with their Thanksgiving celebration Monday. More turkey, eh?

A climate note: Last month was the hottest September ever by a lot – 1.7 degrees F hotter than the 1991 – 2020 average. 

“It’s just mind-blowing really,” said Copernicus Director Carlo Buontempo. “Never seen anything like that in any month in our records.”  

And what a week politically and otherwise.

A) Speaking of climate change, what American city is dealing with salty sea water coming into replace river fresh water due to low water levels in their local river?

B) Who lead the ultra-MAGA rebellion in the US House that saw Speaker Kevin McCarty expelled from his position Tuesday?

C) Donald Trump was ordered not to do what with his money as the penalty phase of his fraud trial?

D) Indigenous people question: What people were led by great leaders Geronimo and Cochise?

E) Due to all the drama on Monday and Tuesday we almost forgot that congress barely averted what major incident with a late vote Saturday night?

F) Out in Arizona, Governor Katie Hobbs stopped a farm owned by Saudis from pumping underground water to grow what for their horses in Saudi Arabia?

G) More climate news: it was reported that over 100 dolphins died in the Amazon River as the temperature in the river went over what temp?

H) In Michigan, the parents of Ethan Crumbley who killed four fellow students at Oxford High, were ordered to stand trial on what charges?

I) What was the name of the confederation of indigenous people nations that played a pivotal role in the North American battles between the French and the British?

J) What two MAGA congress members have announced they would run to replace Speaker McCarthy?

K) And meanwhile the President just gets better. Once again job gains far exceeded expectations as how many Americans went to work in September?

L) And for a kicker, the president was able to cancel student debt for how many students?

M) Who is LaPhonza Butler?

N) What four states congressional redistricting maps are being litigated before the SCOTUS due to their radicalized gerrymandering?

O) In 1832, what Sauk leader led 1000 indigenous people across the Mississippi to reclaim land the the tribe had ceded to the US government in 1804?

P) What two actions did temporary Speaker Patrick McHenry take upon assuming temporary Speakership?

Q) According to reports, Trump shared what highly secured secrets with Australian businessman Anthony Pratt at Mar-a-Lago a couple of months after Trump left the presidency?

R) Meanwhile, what former Trump lawyer saw the IRS put a lien put on his Florida property in lieu of $550,000 in back taxes?

S) Last week what major midwest metropolis canceled its annual marathon due to extremely hot temperatures?

T) A man in what midwest capital came to the capital with a gun to see the governor. After he was arrested he made bail and returned that night with a rifle looking for the governor again?

BONUS) What company was fined $150,000 for failure to move its disabled satellite to a higher orbit where it would cause little problem to capable satellites?

The biggest winner from Kevin McCarthy’s ouster today was Amy Coney Barrett

She was exposed for belonging to the Christian cult People of Praise which the FBI is investigating for sex abuse

McCarthy & Gaetz’s combustion buried that damning exposé

Don’t let her get away with it. – Lindy Li (Tuesday.)

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Answers:

A) New Orleans

B) Matt Gaetz of Florida

C) Move any of it so it couldn’t be hidden from using it to pay his fines

D) The Apache

E) a government shutdown

F) Alfalfa – lousy use of precious water

G) 100 degrees F

H) Involuntary manslaughter since they let their son have access to guns

I) The Iroquois league

J) Jim Jordon of Ohio and Steve Scalise of Louisiana

K) 336,000

L) Biden canceled $9 billion for 125,000 students

M) Butler is the senator named by California governor Newsom to replace the recently deceased Diane Feinstein

N) Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas (Alabama seems to have accepted court drawn districts this week)

O) Blackhawk

P) He called for week’s adjournment and kick Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi from her current office as Pelosi was at Feinstein’s funeral

Q) Trump spilled secrets on how many warheads that nuclear subs could carry and how close our subs could get to Russia without being seen. Pratt in turn told some 45 people.

R) Rudy Giuliani

S) The Twin Cities – temperatures were over 90 – normal for that time of year is ~65

T) Madison, Wisconsin. He was looking for Governor Evers

BONUS) DISH

You know what Karma looks like?

Kevin McCarthy trying to impeach President Biden for no reason at all with sham accusations just like his sham Benghazi campaign against Hillary Clinton and instead he ended up losing his own job. – Ricky Davila

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